Hi Jennifer,
The
Garden Grill at Epcot, which plays host to Chip n Dale and often Mickey and Pluto too, is one of my favourite character meals. The food is always delicious and fresh, some of it is actually grown there in the Land attraction, and the characters have always been wonderful.
As you say the meal is served family style, basically what this means is the food comes on big platters that are placed in the middle of the table for everyone to help themselves from. If you require more of an item or even the whole meal you just ask and your server will happily bring it to you. As for if your teenagers can get the kids meal will all depend on your server, we dined there a while back and our server happily brought out chicken tenders, fries etc for my children even though they were too old. I suggest you ask nicely and I'm sure they'll accommodate them.
If you haven't seen the menu for Garden Grill yet I suggest you have a look at it at
www.allears.net if you look in the dining section you'll see a link to view the menus. Also be sure to book your reservation up to 90 days in advance by calling 407-939-3463.
Have a great trip,
Jo